22.1.2.63 maxDist

This element specifies Array Maximum Distribution. When 1 or true, the array is spaced to the maximum width of the containing element (page, column, cell, etc.). The example image below illustrates an array expanded to fit the page, which is the containing element in this example. The maxDist option is commonly used with the objDist option. The objDist option is used to expand the distribution of mathematical text within the bounds of an array while not impacting the Array Distribution itself.

When the maxDist element is omitted, Array Maximum Distribution is off. In other words, when the element is absent, the default value of the property is 0 meaning that this property is not applied.

When the element is present and the val attribute is absent, the default of the val attribute is 1 meaning that this property is applied.

[Example: The following diagram illustrates all four possible combinations of maxDist and objDist:

XML for the fourth example shown in the above image is:

<m:oMathPara>
  <m:oMath>
    <m:eqArr>
      <m:eqArrPr>
        <m:maxDist m:val="1" />
        <m:objDist m:val="1" />
      </m:eqArrPr>
      <m:e>
        <m:r>
          <m:t>x</m:t>
        </m:r>
        <m:r>
            <m:t>&+</m:t>
        </m:r>
        <m:r>
          <m:t>2y&=2</m:t>
        </m:r>
      </m:e>
      <m:e>
        <m:r>
          <m:t>x</m:t>
        </m:r>
        <m:r>
          <m:t>&-</m:t>
        </m:r>
        <m:r>
          <m:t>3y&=3</m:t>
        </m:r>
      </m:e>
    </m:eqArr>
  </m:oMath>
</m:oMathPara>

end example]

Attributes

val (value)

Specifies a binary value for the property defined by the parent XML element.

A value of 1 or true specifies that the property shall be explicitly applied. This is the default value for this attribute, and is implied when the parent element is present.

A value of 0 or false specifies that the property shall be explicitly turned off. This is implied when the parent element is not present.

The possible values for this attribute are defined by the ST_OnOff simple type (22.9.2.7).

[Note: The W3C XML Schema definition of this element’s content model (CT_OnOff) is located in A.6.1. end note]